Man beaten, stabbed while having lunch, police say

A 21-year-old man was rushed to the hospital after he was beaten and stabbed while having lunch with his girlfriend, police said.

Investigators said they are working to piece together why the three men appeared to jump the man at the Jamaican Restaurant on Mason Avenue.

The restaurant manager said a young man and his girlfriend were simply having lunch when three guys came in. The men looked like they were going to order, until suddenly they were all over the victim, she said.

"Something was said. We're not sure what was said, but they just started beating on the man at the table," said Daytona Beach Police Department spokesman Jimmie Flynt. "He was beat, kicked and stomped. He was stabbed multiple times."

By the time the fight spilled out into the parking lot, a fourth guy joined in.

"The one guy that got hurt fell to the ground. He looked like he had blood on him and I heard he got stabbed," said witness Christina Hurley.

The victim has four stab wounds to his right arm, one to his thigh and buttock. He was rushed to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

"I froze, to be honest. The chef actually had to scream at me twice to call 911 because I was just in a trance," said the restaurant manager. "I just was, I couldn't believe what was happening at the moment."

It all happened so quickly the descriptions on the men are extremely vague.

One man is described as a black male standing 5 feet 10 inches tall with long dreadlock hair and wearing a black shirt, according to officials.

Authorities said another man is described as having a Mohawk-type hairstyle and was last seen wearing a white tank top and jeans.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Det. Williams at 386-671-5216.

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